Sharp County record., 1887-09-29


TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
The expected revolution in Hawaii has
occurred and King Kalakaua has been
virtually dethroned.
Egyptian cotton reports show that the
plant is generally strong and in good con-
ditiou. Water has been abundant except
in Behera In Lower Egypt worms infest
the plant
The Gladstorian idea seems to be forg-
ing to the front among the English
masses. The Liberals gained another
seat in the parliamentary election at
Coventry.
THE jackson Club, Of Columbus, have
formally requested Hon. Allen u. Ihur-
man not to decline the nomination lor
Governor about to be rendered him by the
Ohio Democracy.
THE Queens expenses in connection
with the jubilee celebration are said TO
be IN the neighborhood of S200, 900, and
the thrifty old lady is said to be appalled,
at the enormous cost Of the affair.
THE Sultan of Turkey persists in his re-
fusal to sign the convention with england
in reference to Egypt in its present FORM
Notwithstanding he is urgently advised
to ratify it by both Germany and Italy.
THE King of Saxony departed from Lon
don on the 11th Crown Prince Frederick
William and his wife are guests OF the
Prince and Princess Christian at Wind
sor. They visited the Queen on the llth'
THE city directory Of New York, issued
on the 11th, contains 2, 175 pages ofnames,
numbering in all 1924 Sl3, and indicating a
population of 1000, 900. There are 2,3oo
Smiths, 800 Browns, and 900 Joneses en- :
rolled.
THE first bale of new cotton from Texas,
classed about middling, was sold at auc-
ton at the New York Cotton Exchange
on the 1lth 1t was bought by Walter I.
Miller & Co., for twenty-five cents per
pound.
LORD LYONS, the British am bassador at
Paris, laid the foundation-stone OF the
Victoria chapel in honor of the jubilee OF
the English Queen on the 10th. Ihe
Bishop of Tennessee officiated at the
services.
THE 18th was the hottest day OF the
season in New York to date, the mercury
reaching SO deg. at $3.50 p. m. and SO deg
at midnight. The suffering in the tene-
ment district was dreadful. There were
six cases Of sunstroke.
THE New York Commercial Ad0ertSser
claims that Jay Gould is working new
'pnch" in Wall street, by which Garrett
and Ives are liable to be hurt and Gould
secure the Baltimore & Ohio telegraph
lines at about his own figures.
TIE Queen attended.s garden party at
Hatfield House, the residence Of Lord
Salisbury in Hertfordshire, on the 18th.
The town of Hatfield was en- tete in honor
of Her Majesty's presence, and the
houses and streets were gaily deco
rated.
EAST SAGINAW (Mich.) mill employees
are quietly working to secure, in what
ever manner they may, the exclusion OF
French Canadians who come over during
the winter to work in the woods, at which
time mill men can only find work in the
lumber camps.
THE Pope is suffering from stomach
troubles, and owing to the bad condition
of his teeth, Is able to eat but little. He
constantly Graves iced drinks, OF which
he consumes great quantities, and per-
forms great amount Of work each day
in spite Of his ailments.
THE Chinese denizens of Mott street,
New York, are becoming alarmed bv the
increased mortality among their race.
The recent death OF Chinaman was the
ninth that had occurred within fort
night Nearly all Of them have been
caused by quick consumption.
THE Western Nail Association was in
session at Pitts burgh, Pa, on the 18th.
Among the matters under discussion was
the question Of the advisability Of form
ing a pool with the Eastern manufacture
ers to regulate the output and selling
price An Eastern representative was in
attendance.
JUDGE DoNoHUB of the New York Su-
preme Court granted writs Of habeas
corpus on the 18th, directing the super
intendent of Ward Island Asylum TO r
the Insane to produce before him on
the 14th nine inmates of the asylum. 1t is
alleged that, although detained as lunatics,
they are not insane
CHOLERA is rapidly spreading in Sicily,
and the virulent character Of the disease
is attested by the fact that out OF 300
cases in Catania, 14O have already been
fatal. Great alarm is felt at Naples,
owing to the arrival of large mum bers OF
Sicilians at that place, and great clamor
is raised for a quarantine
WIN. II. EvERsoN Il Co., iron manufact-
urers, operating mill in ittsburgh, and
coke works at Scottdale, Pa, made an
assignment on the 18th to W. Minor
Smith, president of the Bridgeport Safe
and Lock Company of Bridgeport Conn.
The liabilities are estimated at 500, 900
with assets estimated at $40, 900.
THE Pacific squadron has been ordered
90 ropdo1unue Honolulu This nplu6oS